History Awesome / PurpleDays

** And to cap it off, he keeps taunting Renly as he makes short work of most of his Rainbow Guard.

* Chapter 46. Just after Robert's death, Renly declares himself king as usual. Joff knows his best shot at unifying the Kingdoms under his banner is to become a symbol himself, so he goes after Renly with only a tiny Raider force march upon the colossal Reach army, and with supreme skill, successfully leads a brutal night raid in which the Reach army's left running around like a headless chicken. Joff's so successful at the initial raid that, if not for Brienne's determination and skill, he would have killed Renly then and there. The second raid is even more damaging.

* Chapter 46. Just after Robert's death, Renly declares himself king as usual. Joff knows his best shot at unifying the Kingdoms under his banner is to become a symbol himself, so he goes after Renly with only a tiny Raider force march upon the colossal Reach army, and with supreme skill, successfully leads a brutal night raid in which the Reach army's left running around like a headless chicken. Joff's so successful at the initial raid that, if not for Brienne's determination and skill, he would have killed Renly. The second raid is even more damaging.

* The Braavos Arc [[spoiler: A.K.A Sansa learns how to manipulate a bunch of [[MagnificentBastard Magnificent Bastards]] with courtesies and smiles. While she admits that physically she will never reach Joffrey's skills, she had proven herself to be a player with the social skills she have. Although she did hit a few stumbling blocks (those MagnificentBastard title the Braavosis got are completely ''earned''), she still manages to come back, re-plan and then successfully to overthrow one of the richest and most ruthless man in the Shivering Seas. This with the Braavosi upper-class treating them like a couple of upstart Westerosi Barbarians. This also proves why she's considered as the other half of the Purple; while Joffrey would have simply murdered the man thus starting a CycleOfVengeance with the man's son and family, Sansa pulled it in such a way that the man's family would become so ruined that they become too afraid to even ''dare'' seek vengeance. Her cunning is as such, both she and Joffrey earned the respect and gratitude of the Sealord himself.]]

* The Braavos Arc A.K.A Sansa learns how to manipulate a bunch of [[MagnificentBastard Magnificent Bastards]] with courtesies and smiles. While she admits that physically she will never reach Joffrey's skills, she had proven herself to be a player with the social skills she have. Although she did stumbled here and there, she still manages to overthrow one of the richest and most ruthless man in the Shivering Seas, despite both she and Joffrey are viewed as upstarted Westerosi Barbarians. This also proves why she's considered as the other half of the Purple; while Joffrey would have simply murdered the man, Sansa managed to ruin him to a point that even the man's family could never rise up and seek vengeance on his behalf.

* The Braavos Arc A.K.A Sansa learns how to manipulate a bunch of MagnificentBastards with courtesies and smiles. While she admits that physically she will never reach Joffrey's skills, she had proven herself to be a player with the social skills she have. Although she did stumbled here and there, she still manages to overthrow one of the richest and most ruthless man in the Shivering Seas, despite both she and Joffrey are viewed as upstarted Westerosi Barbarians. This also proves why she's considered as the other half of the Purple; while Joffrey would have simply murdered the man, Sansa managed to ruin him to a point that even the man's family could never rise up and seek vengeance on his behalf.

* Chapter 40. Sansa joins Joffrey. Also a TearJerker.

* The entirety of Chapter 36. Prince Joffrey Baratheon, Dragonslayer, Wielder of Brightroar!

* When he's captured by Renly's troops, Joffrey gives a calls out to not only Renly, but Margaery and Olenna at the same time for their manipulations, proving that he's no longer the cruel, selfish idiot who would have succumbed to their lies in earlier cycles.

** Inspired by the sight of a silver lion roaring defiantly at the army of the undead, the remaining garrison of the Dawn Fortress, knowing they will not last the week, clamor to sally forth in a suicidal attack so that they may die on their own terms. Joffrey orders the men to assemble for this purpose. The troops' armor and equipment are battered to all hell, and Joffrey thinks that the sight would make a Reacher knight snicker, yet he would still rather command the battered garrison than any group of knights. He then gives a speech proclaiming his troops as a BandOfBrothers, not ashamed to let them see him shed tears.

* In a cycle where Stannis wins Blackwater Bay, Tyrion, of all people, rallies the Goldcloaks and Joffrey, who was still a coward at the time, to make a LastStand.

** In regards to the first instance: after that particular encounter, the injured and almost delirious Joffrey is told by the medics that they must amputate his right arm, or he will succumb to infection. Joffrey wonders for a moment just how easy it would be for him to just give up and die, to wake up back in his bed in King's Landing, with none of his responsibilities as an officer of the Dawn Legion... then unhesitatingly tells the medics to do it.

** In regards to the first instance: after that particular encounter, the injured and almost delirious Joffrey is told by the medics that they must amputate his right arm, or he will succumb to infection. Joffrey wonders for a moment just how easy it would be for him to just give up and die, to wake up back in his bed in King's Landing, with none of his responsibilities as an officer of the Dawn Legion... then unhesitatingly tells the medics to amputate him.

* The entirety of Chapter 36. Prince Joffrey Baratheon, '''''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim DOVAHKIIN]]!'''''.

* In Chapter 35, Baelish, left a NervousWreck, is desperately making plans to kill Joffrey while fleeing in his ship. Feeling thirsty, he calls for some wine, only for no one to attend to him. Cue Littlefinger discovering his entire crew slaughtered without a single alarm raised and a very pissed Joffrey ready and raring to KickTheSonOfABitch.

* In Chapter 34, Joffrey becomes the Westerosi equivalent of the Shadow as he steadily begins exterminating Baelish's criminal empire. Also, he begins training for the Hand of the King's tourney, once again earning Sandor's respect as he learns to joust.

* In chapter 24 Joffrey discovers the truth about the [[spoiler:white walkers]] and not only that, but he kills one with an- although primitive- a freaking '''''rocket launcher''''' at the cost of [[EyeScream his right eye]] [[AnArmAndALeg and]] [[BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu arm]].

* In chapter 24 Joffrey discovers the truth about the [[spoiler:white walkers]] and not only that, but he kills one with an, although primitive, freaking '''''rocket launcher''''' at [[EyeScream a]] [[AnArmAndALeg personal]] [[BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu cost]].

* The entire Yi-Ti Saga and its ending when Joffrey makes a LastStand against the White Walkers.

* The entirety of chapters 25 to 26 a.k.a humanity's LastStand against the White Walkers. True they all died, but they died being 'masters of their own fate' and faced them with zero fear. 'WE WILL STAND!' indeed.

* Joffrey shooting two arrows at once without as a reflex during his time in Yi-Ti. Then demonstrating this again to Theon and Robb to their awe.

* Joffrey conquering the Summit of the Mountains of the Moon.

* In one cycle, Sansa manages to kill a Red Cloak, before being killed herself during an escape from the Red Keep.

* The Skirmish at the Riverlands in the chapter 31 and 32; with Joffrey [[CurbStompBattle Curbstomping]] not only the riverland armies but also BreakTheHaughty of everyone who kept seeing him as a young boy. This ends with him eliminating House Darry after calling Lord Darry for all [[WhatASenselessWasteOfHumanLife the soldiers who died under him]] which could have been avoided if only Darry wasn't so blinded by [[RevengeBeforeReason vengeance]].

* Joffrey's CharacterDevelopment from a CompleteMonster of a RoyalBrat to a JerkWithAHeartOfGold to a WisePrince.